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I think that in a lot of companies, this would be a terrible approach to take. By not standing up against such things, you could easily destroy the cohesion in
by cyorir 12y ago
I think that in a lot of companies, this would be a terrible approach to take. By not standing up against such things, you could easily destroy the cohesion in a company.
Maybe if you have a very homogenous company then noone will be there to take offence (that doesn't make it right), but the fact is that most companies are becoming more diverse and it is in their interests to support all members of the company to retain cohesion and efficiency - that means protecting them against their own coworkers, who may be racist, sexist, etc.
In addition, a company doesn't want it to get out that it has a very toxic work environment, as that could harm relations with consumers and partners.
You might call it censorship, but the fact is that companies must do what they need to to protect individual employees against a toxic culture.
- tomp 12y agoI totally agree with all that you said, the thing is that I don't think that racist jokes mean that someone is a racist, and joking about one's girlfriend doesn't make a man sexist. I don't think those make for a toxic culture, only for a relaxed culture. But then again, I'm from Europe - I understand that Americans are quite a bit more puritanical about certain things (e.g. sex, cursing and race), and maybe less about others (violence and gore).
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago"I don't think that racist jokes mean that someone is a racist," what else could it possibly mean?
- tomp 12y agoThat a joke is funny because it plays on the racial stereotypes in an unexpected way. For example: "What is a game called where a bunch of white guys are chasing a black guy? Golf." I think the joke would be less funny if the races were reversed (and a different, but appropriate game was used).